CCEE2250 - Time Marches On!

 Hi Crafty Friends

Welcome to our final CCEE Stampers challenge. 

Before we get to Maryann's challenge below, Frances B, our fearless leader wanted to update you about our challenge group. 

"Sadly I have to let you know, that this will be our final challenge on the CCEE blog. After over 15 years of lots of fun challenges, it's time to say goodbye! I was fortunate to be one of the foundation members of this challenge group, which started in July 2007 over on Splitcoaststampers ... there were eight of us. We called ourselves ... Cheers & Challenges Eclectic Ensemble which later got shortened to CCEE Stampers. When we first started our challenge group, there weren't many if any others around. Now there are thousands. We have had a lot of fun over the years, and a big thanks to all our current Design Team members for playing along each week and taking turns issuing the challenges each month. 

Thank you also for those of you who have also played along with us over the years, we love that you play along with us.

Okay ... now let's get to Maryann's final challenge for 2022."

Time is counting down to the end of the year, so I am asking that you card feature clocks on your card. Think of time clocks, stop watches or even a countdown clock anything to do with time.

Wishing you all a Merry and Safe Christmas and New Year.

My card was created using Grandfather's Pocket Watch by Kitchen Sink Stamps, a sentiment from Wave of Inspiration by Stampin' Up, and a gear stencil from The Crafter's Companion.

Here are the final CCEE creations from the current design team:

 Kelly McKown-Santi

Lois Bak

Liz Williams

Frances Byrne

Maryann Einam

CCEE2247 - Favorite Christmas Card

CCEE Stampers Hostess, Maryann Einam says, "Since it is so close to Christmas, now is the time to build up your card stash." She has asked the CCEE Stampers to build a favorite Christmas card in any style we like.

I made 18 of these fun gnome cards for my holiday card stash this year. The dies are from Momenta and the designer paper is from the Paper Studio.

Don't miss these fun holiday cards from the CCEE DT:

Kelly McKown-Santi

Lois Bak

Liz Williams

Frances Byrne

Maryann Einam

CCEE2246 - Seaside Holiday

 November CCEE Stampers Hostess, Maryann Einam, has one last fun challenge for the CCEE Stampers for the month of November.

She says, "Whatever the season, it is great to get away and celebrate the day with a seaside holiday. Use the seaside for inspiration for your card today."

Well, my family and I celebrate the Christmas holidays together at the beach each and every year so this challenge is right up my alley.

My card features images from Unity and Rubbernecker with die cuts from Momenta and Spellbinders.

Here are the seaside celebrations created by the other members of

the CCEE Design Team.

 Kelly McKown-Santi

Lois Bak

Liz Williams

Frances Byrne

Maryann Einam

CCEE2244 - Silhouettes

Maryann Einam, our CCEE Stampers challenge hostess says, " I love the simplicity of the a silhouette, and a lot of companies have them whether they are stamps or dies." She has requested that this week the CCEE Stampers create a card with a beautiful silhouette. She says it can be a scene or a stand-alone image.

Well, I LOVE silhouettes and love creating with them. Since I am WAY behind on my Christmas cards this year, I have made 10 copies of this card to add to my stash. This design was created using Tim Holtz Vault Series: Christmas 2021 while the sentiment is from Joyful Song by The Project Bin.

Linked below are the cards the CCEE DT created featuring silhouettes:

Kelly McKown-Santi

Lois Bak

Liz Williams

Frances Byrne

Maryann Einam

Walk Your Dog Week - CCEE2243

It's a brand new month whick means it is time for a new hostess at the CCEE Stampers.  Maryann Einam will be hosting the CCEE Challenges for the rest of the year.

According to the days of the year calendar, this week is walk your dog week. Walk you dog week is a week long holiday dedicated to bringing your dog a healthier lifestyle. Maryann has asked that the CCEE Stamps make a card with our furry friends in mind.

Time for me to get focused on Christmas cards so I pulled out an old favorite, Crazy Dogs by by Tim Holtz.

Our dog lover friends need to check out these cuties:

 Kelly McKown-Santi

Lois Bak

Liz Williams

Frances Byrne

Maryann Einam

CCEE2242 - International Animation Day

 Lynn McAuley here with the final CCEE Stampers Challenge for October.

Friday is International Animation Day. What joyful and action-packed entertainment has filled our lives through the talented creations of the world's amazing animators. In honor these animators' remarkable work, choose one of your favorite animated characters to feature on this week's CCEE design. How fabulous would it be if you included the name of the animator who created your character!

I have gone with the King of Animation, Walt Disney and his classic characters, Mickey and Minnie Mouse.

This card has no stamping. It was created with a Disney die cut called Romantic Stroll. The sentiment was created with a die from Momenta. I attached them to a 3-D embossed heart panel.

Let's see what animation characters the rest of the team features:

Kelly McKown-Santi

Lois Bak

Liz Williams

Frances Byrne

Maryann Einam

CCEE2241 - Reptiles

Thursday means it's time for a new CCEE Stampers Challenge. I am Lynn McAuley, and as this month's hostess I have chosen reptiles as the theme for today's challenge.

Friday, October 21 is National Reptile Day. I am asking the CCEE Stampers to be sure to feature on your cards the reptile of your choice: an alligator, a lizard, a turtle, a snake, a dinosaur! Or use them all! You choose!

There sure are lots of reptiles creeping, crawling, slithering, cheering, and dancing on the cards of the CCEE Design Team members' creations!!

 Kelly McKown-Santi

Lois Bak

Liz Williams

Frances Byrne

Maryann Einam

CCEE2240 - U.S. Navy Birthday Celebration

Welcome back to another week of challenges from the CCEE Stampers. I am Lynn McAuley, and I am serving as hostess for the month of October.

In the United States of America , October 13 is the day that the U.S. Navy celebrates as their birthday. To honor the men and women who have stepped up to serve our nation as members of the Navy since its inception, create a  card with a nautical theme.

Here are the wonderful samples from our talented design team created to honor past and present members of the Navy:

Kelly McKown-Santi

Lois Bak

Liz Williams

Frances Byrne

Maryann Einam

CCEE2239 - National Bring Your Bible to School Day

 Lynn McAuley here to kick off the month of October with new challenges for the CCEE Stampers.

In the United States, today is National Bring Your Bible to School Day. For that reason, our challenge for this week is quite simple: use a Bible scripture as the sentiment on the front of your card design.

My card features the 23rd Psalm stamp from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps which I often use on sympathy designs. It was stamped with Versafine Clair Nocturn ink over the layered mountain and pines stencil by Altenew. The Cloud stencil is by A Colorful Life Designs. The texture on the card front was stamped with a background stamp from Impression Obsession.

Below are the beautiful creations from our design team members, and the wonderful scriptures they have chosen to use with their stunning designs:

Kelly McKown-Santi

Lois Bak

Liz Williams

Frances Byrne

Maryann Einam

CCEE2238 - National Coffee Day

 Our CCEE September Hostess, Kelly McKown-Santi is the Queen of Coffee so of course on National Coffee Day, she has asked us to create a card that has something to do with coffee.

I must admit that I didn't become a coffee fan until about 10 years ago, but now I can not start a day without it.

My card uses designer paper from Graphic 45, a die cut coffee cup from Sizzix, and a fabulously fun sentiment from Rubberneckers.

Thanks, Kelly, for a fabulous month of fun challenges!! What fun I had creating each and every one!!

Check out the CCEE Stampers Design Team coffee cards linked below:

Kelly McKown-Santi

Lois Bak 

Liz Williams

Frances Byrne

Maryann Einam

CCEE2237 - First Day of Autumn

Today is the first day of autumn so CCEE September Hostess, Kelly McKown Santi, has the CCEE Stampers thinking fall for this week's challenge. We are to create cards with an autumn theme!

Sentiment by The Project Bin

Leaves by Sizzix 

Click below to see the autumn designs by the CCEE DT:

Kelly McKown-Santi

Lois Bak

Liz Williams

Frances Byrne

Maryann Einam

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Double D Challenges - Things the Fall

Fab 'n' Funky - Challenge #557 Autumn Colors

Crafty Gals Corner - Challenge #235 - Signs of Fall

CCEE2236 - International Dot Day

 CCEE Stampers September Hostess, Kelly McKown-Santi, has a fun challenge for us today. Since today is International Dot Day, she has asked us to create cards with a circle, polka dots, or anything round.

I think my holiday design covers all the bases!!

For more circle inspiration, check out the cards from the CCEE Design Team below:

Kelly McKown-Santi

Lois Bak

Liz Williams

Frances Byrne

Maryann Einam

CCEE2235 - 18th Birthday Celebration

Kelly McKown-Santi is the CCEE Stampers' Challenge Host for the month of September. Since tomorrow is her son's 18th birthday, Kelly has asked the CCEE Stampers to create a masculine birthday card. She wants us to use one or eight of anything on our cards.

I used one stamp to create this card and 8 jewels as the stars in the sky for my masculine birthday design.

I grabbed up this great Hero Arts background stamp on sale at Hobby Lobby last week. I know I will be using it again soon!!

Visit the CCEE DT blogs to see their masculine birthday designs for Kelly's challenge!!

CCEE2234 - International Toy Testing Day

 Kelly McKown-Santi is hosting our CCEE Stampers Challenges for the month of September!! What fun she has planned for us today. This is International Toy Testing Day, Kelly has asked the CCEE Stampers and their friends to create a card which has a toy or toys on it! She said to think Christmas cards and Santa's workshop, but I was in need of a masculine get well card, and I think this does the trick!!

CCEE Stampers DT Cards:

Kelly McKown-Santi

Lois Bak

Liz Williams

Frances Byrne

Maryann Einam 

CCEE2233 - Pluto Demoted Day

According to the Days of the Year web site,  August 24th is Pluto Demoted Day. This day marks the occasion in 2006 when Pluto was demoted from being a planet to a dwarf planet. For our challenge today, hostess Frances Byrne has asked the CCEE Stampers to create a card that has a space theme.

The links below take you to the "Out-of-This-World" creations of the CCEE Team:

Kelly McKown-Santi

Lois Bak

Liz Williams

Frances Byrne

Maryann Einam

CCEE2232 - Peach Month

Apparently August is Peach month and Monday the 22nd of August is National Peach Day, so for our challenge this week, Frances as asked the CCEE Stampers to create a card that features one or more things that begin with the letter "P" .. A punched image; patterned paper; pansy; paint; person or a product that is from a company whose name starts with “P”.

I have chosen to use products from companies that begin with "P." The window die is from Poppy Stamps and the embellishments are from the Paper Studio.

Here are links to the cards created by the CCEE DT:

Kelly McKown-Santi

Lois Bak

Liz Williams

Frances Byrne

Maryann Einam

CCEE2231 - Embossed and Sanded Glossy Paper

Our CCEE Stampers' August hostess, Frances Bryne, is back today with our new challenge for this week!

A few months ago, Jennifer McGuire shared a technique using embossing folders, glossy paper, and sanding blocks. Frances has asked that we each give this technique a try on this week's cards.  You can find Jennifer's tutorial here. 

I ended up using it to create a birthday card for my brother-in-law, Don, who will be celebrating his birthday next week. 

Here are links to the creations of the CCEE DT members' creations:

Kelly McKown-Santi

Lois Bak

Liz Williams

Frances Byrne

Maryann Einam

CCEE2230 - Butterflies

It's a brand new month which means a new challenge hostess for the CCEE Stampers. Throughout the month of August, the creative and talented Frances Byrne will be issuing our challenges.

Butterflies seem to be very popular right now, with many companies releasing products featuring them this year. Frances has asked the CCEE Stampers to create a card that features one or more butterflies.

My butterfly was cut using Cricut Design Space and then dry embossed before popping it up over the card front. The die cut flowers are Be Bold Blossoms by Spellbinders. The embossed card front is by The Crafter's Companion, and the sentiment is from Heartfelt Thoughts by Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps.

Linked below are the CCEE DT butterfly creations:

Kelly McKown-Santi

Lois Bak

Liz Williams

Frances Byrne

Maryann Einam

CCEE2229 - National Picnic Month

It's the middle of summer, and July is National Picnic Month.  The CCEE Stampers' July hostess, Lois Bak, has asked the CCEE Stampers to put something on our cards that would be part of a picnic (picnic basket, checkered tablecloth, picnic food, or even ants).

My picnic card was created with dies while the sentiment was cut using my Cricut Joy. No stamping on this design.

If you are looking for another picnic to attend, check out these fun cards:

Kelly McKown-Santi

Lois Bak

Liz Williams

Frances Byrne

Maryann Einam

CCEE2228 - National Ice Cream Month

 

July is National Ice Cream Month.  Today's challenge is

an easy one -- include some ice cream on your card.

Images and sentiments are by Stampin' Up.

For more designs featuring ice cream, check out the links below:

Kelly McKown-Santi

Lois Bak

Liz Williams

Frances Byrne

Maryann Einam